Who said PIGS don't fly?

[coreyjon]

LC-130 H2/H3 (L1/L2) and modernized Navy R Models (L1A).

The Pigasus has made it to:

WAIS Divide (S79 29.00 W119.35.00) Elev. 5920 Ft.
South Pole Station (S90 00.00 W180 00.00) Elev. 9280 Ft.
AGO 3 (S82 45.30 W028 35.34) Elev. 9790 Ft.

First Herk flew in 54' (prototype- Lockheed Skunkworks), and has evolved into one of the most reliable, versatile airframes to date logging more than 20 million flight hours.

...Don't get me started on the J model (Hey Lockheed - ever feel like you took a few steps backward!) We'll see what the future is - we have been flight testing the 8 Bladed props, new electronic valve housings, and soon Allison-Rolls Royce will be releasing the new T56 3.5 Ceramic turbine Mod - even comes with a slightly redesigned compressor inlet housing (with coating) (AR AR AR AR - Tim "The Toolman" Taylor Grunting)

We might grow "up", but all that means is our toys get bigger!